PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matthew Harvey looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Harvey
vs
Phillips

190 cm
22
191 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips misses with a wild combination.

Phillips shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Phillips showed some decent athleticism there.

Harvey is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Phillips pulls his head out easily.
Phillips wants to free his trapped foot but Harvey is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ground and pound from Phillips.
Harvey has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Phillips is working away from the top position though.
Phillips prevents Harvey from improving his position.
Harvey is breathing heavily.
Harvey is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Phillips scores with a couple of nice shots.
Phillips not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips thows a huge punch but Harvey dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Phillips.
Harvey taking some punishment here, with Phillips in his half guard.
Phillips looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Phillips winds up and cracks Harvey with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Harvey missing with punches from the bottom.
Harvey makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Harvey.

Phillips stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Phillips throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harvey doesn't manage to clinch there - Phillips circles away.
Phillips scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey throws a sloppy head kick and Phillips moves out of range easily.
Phillips scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Harvey is rocked!

It looks like Matthew Harvey has been cut.
A big right from Harvey misses.
Oh Harvey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Phillips shoots in and bounces Harvey off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Phillips is looking to stand up but Harvey won't let him.
Harvey seems to have got his legs back now.

Harvey looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Phillips must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phillips throws a big right hand that misses.
Harvey controls Phillips momentarily but Phillips frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips wants to stand but Harvey has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Harvey manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Phillips sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phillips is looking to escape.
Phillips throws a strike from the bottom but Harvey passes into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey advances to full mount.
Phillips gets back to half guard.
Phillips really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harvey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Phillips looks like he's trying to stand up.
Phillips tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Harvey has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

Harvey wants to finish this one by submission but Phillips is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Harvey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Phillips dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Harvey's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Phillips misses with a looping right.

Phillips fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harvey sprawls well initially but Phillips persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Phillips looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Harvey with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Phillips working the head and body with strikes.
Phillips is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Phillips scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Harvey is trying to control but can't.
Phillips lands strikes from half guard.
Phillips working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harvey is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Phillips scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey wants to control but Phillips is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Harvey tries to get to full guard but Phillips has control of the leg.
Phillips working over Harvey with some ground and pound. Harvey looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Harvey is looking to escape.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Decent striking displayed by Phillips there.
Harvey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mike Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Phillips darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mike Phillips has got the better of the ground game so far.
Phillips looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Harvey with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Harvey has hold of Phillips's hands but Phillips slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Phillips missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is nestled in close to Harvey, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phillips scoring with strikes to the body and head.
It looks like Phillips is going to stand back up.
Phillips trying to mount his opponent but Harvey defends it.
Harvey gets full guard.

Phillips stands up from Harvey's guard - Phillips perhaps looking for a knockout.
Harvey connects with a high kick.
Harvey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phillips moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips throws a right and a left that both miss.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Phillips.
Harvey regains half guard.
Harvey slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Phillips throwing strikes but missing.
Phillips throws a big right hand that misses.
Harvey throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Phillips scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Phillips prevents Harvey from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Phillips manages to get himself to full guard.

Phillips wriggles free and stands up.
Harvey misses with a head kick.
Phillips lands a jab to the head.
Phillips clobbers Harvey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harvey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harvey throws a right hand that Phillips ducks under and follows up with a left that Phillips also avoids with ease.
Matthew Harvey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phillips throws a right hand that Harvey ducks under and follows up with a left that Harvey also avoids with ease.
Phillips throws a right and a left that Harvey avoids nicely.
Harvey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Phillips throws an overhand right that lands on Harvey's shoulder, as Harvey tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Phillips showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matthew Harvey's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Phillips falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harvey counters with a one-two to the body.

Phillips looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
It looks like Phillips is going to stand back up.
Ground and pound from Phillips.
Harvey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Harvey is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Phillips pulls his head out easily.
Phillips is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Phillips thows a huge punch but Harvey dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Phillips tries to stand but can't do so whilst Harvey controls his leg.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harvey misses the shot to the body.
Phillips jabs Harvey right on the nose. Harvey blinks but takes it well.
Harvey shoots for a double leg takedown but Phillips sprawls well. He's pushed Harvey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A punch combination from Phillips misses.
Harvey fails to land with a series of punches.
Harvey slips a jab and a cross from Phillips.
Harvey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Phillips's waist but Phillips gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harvey off to one side.
Phillips misses with a hook.
Harvey tries to clinch but Phillips is having none of it.
Harvey is looking to clinch.

Phillips drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Phillips decides to stand back up. Phillips steps back and let's Harvey get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips lands a jab-cross combination.
Harvey plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Harvey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Phillips swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harvey tries for a takedown but Phillips sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Harvey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phillips looks to throw the jab but Harvey is out of range.
Phillips stuffs the takedown attempt from Harvey. Harvey gets slowly back to his feet.
A combination from Phillips does no damage.
Phillips throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harvey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Phillips shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harvey pinned against the cage. Harvey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Phillips throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harvey counters with a one-two to the body.
Harvey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harvey looks for a takedown but Phillips sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Phillips bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Phillips working the head with strikes.
Phillips is chipping away with strikes.
Phillips working away.
Phillips lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Harvey down.
Phillips working the ground and pound from side control.
Phillips works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Phillips working the ground and pound from side control.
Phillips scores with a couple of short elbows.
Harvey taking punishment in the form of punches.
Phillips lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey is trying to improve his position.
Phillips scores with a couple of short elbows.
Phillips working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Phillips working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Phillips stands up.
Matthew Harvey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phillips has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Harvey stuffs the takedown attempt from Phillips. Phillips gets slowly back to his feet.
Harvey tries to close the distance and clinch but Phillips swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harvey.
Phillips blocks a head kick by Harvey.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Phillips comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Phillips has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Phillips!